Celebrity Crew Chief for Robby at Vegas: To launch Harrah's Entertainment's premier event of the 2006 season with Robby Gordon Motorsports, nine-time World Series of Poker champion Phil Hellmuth, Jr., will bring his best bluff and tough call tactics to the No. 7 Harrah's team as celebrity crew chief for the 400-mile event in the Vegas desert. With Hellmuth by his side, crew chief Greg Erwin hopes to raise the odds for the team to cash in on their first win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 is the first event of the 2006 campaign where Harrah's will be the primary sponsor of the #7 Chevy. Jim Beam, Menard's and CarLoan.com will serve as associate sponsors. Link - Spydertrader
Speed Channel plans to broadcast Qualifying for Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday at 6:40 PM Eastern Time. This weekend's racing schedule: Nextel Cup UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 - FOX Sunday 4:00 PM Eastern Time Busch Series Sam's Town 300 - FX Saturday 6:30 PM Eastern Time Craftsman Truck Series No Race This Week - Spydertrader
Just so the fans of Formula One racing don't feel left out of the discussion, the F1 Season opens this weekend with The Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Bahrain this Sunday. According to TV Racer, Speed Channel plans to broadcast the race beginning at 6:30 AM Eastern Time, Sunday Morning. American Scott Speed plans to compete in the event, and currently finds himself 16th fastest on the speed charts before Saturday Qualifying. - Spydertrader
Greg Biffle sits on the Pole for Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway . Congrats to Greg. - Spydertrader
This morning, Michael Schumacher qualified on the Pole for Sunday's Race - The Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. American Scott Speed rolls off the grid 16th. - Spydertrader
Kasey Kahne held off Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick for 20 laps, then survived a two-lap shootout with Kenseth Saturday to win the Busch Series Sam's Town 300 for his fourth Busch Series victory. - Spydertrader
Congrats to Scott Speed. 13th place in his F1 debut. I was a Kart racer here in San Jose when he started his climb up the ladder as a kid. My first memory of him was he and his brother having matching mini driving suits with "SPEED" across the back. Until I found out their last names, I though it was pretty pompous. Turned out they were pompous (and Scott is more than a bit of an annoying a**), but Scott had the skill and determination to work his way up the ladder and there you go. Goooooo Scott. JB
Pretty cool deal that you knew the guy back when he started out. Did he look like this? <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1007158> - Spydertrader